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An American astronaut mysteriously disappears from his spacecraft as it parachutes to Earth. He is apparently replaced by or turned into a large, radioactive, humanoid monster. A team of scientists and military men attempt to capture the monster.
This Divided State follows the controversy surrounding Utah Valley State College's invitation to liberal filmmaker Michael Moore to speak on campus. Though UVSC is located in one of the most conservative counties in the United States, vehement opposition to Moore's visit was much greater than anticipated. Equally surprising, however, was the overwhelming support for Moore, vocalized by students and community members previously considered "apathetic." Debate between Moore supporters and Moore protestors raged openly in the media and public forums. Death threats, hate mail, bribes, and lawsuits were all candidly captured on film.
Walden is a crime anti-thriller continuing in a tradition of contemplative cinema established by Robert Bresson, Andrei Tarkovsky, Yasujiro Ozu, and others. It centers on a young political extremist who commits an act of violence and is forced to hide out in the woods of rural Georgia after his wife reports him. The film lingers in the pauses and procedures of fugitive life, emphasizing the ghost-like, observational and reflective role forced upon the man in hiding.
